A Georgia doctor has been sentenced to seven years in prison for setting out on the dark web to find a hitman to kill his girlfriend. daily mail.of dark web It is characterized as the substructure of the Internet and includes websites that are not typically found through popular search engines.
Dr. James Wang, 54, was sentenced Thursday in Atlanta federal court. The sentence came after Wang pleaded guilty in October to a single charge of using an interstate commerce facility to commit murder.
said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan.[t]The defendant believed that he could conceal his murderous intent by using electronic means. ”
“Wang hoped to evade detection by using the dark web to conceal his search for his girlfriend's killer, even using cryptocurrencies to pay for his crimes. ”
Wang was an internal medicine specialist from the Atlanta suburbs. The report added that he transferred more than $16,000 in Bitcoin to a marketplace on the dark web to find someone to kill his girlfriend. His girlfriend was the target of a murder, but was not harmed.
The FBI took her into protective custody before any serious action was taken.
“Despite a despicable cover-up on the dark web, Wang's cold-blooded murder plot was averted through the outstanding work of our team. He will now face the full consequences of the criminal justice system. '' said FBI Special Agent in Charge Keri Farley. According to the Atlanta paper, United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
“This incident shows that the FBI will not tolerate heinous acts of violence and will go to great lengths to protect the public.”
The U.S. Attorney's Office noted that Buchanan made the following statement in court: “On April 18, 2022, while in the Northern District of Georgia, Wang accessed a dark web marketplace from his cell phone and began using a The order includes the victim's name, address, Facebook account, license plate, and vehicle description, and the order states that Wang “had a wallet cell phone and a vehicle.” You can go. Shoot and run, or I'll take your car.” Wang then electronically transferred approximately $8,000 worth of Bitcoin, his 50% of the down payment, to his marketplace on the dark web. ”
Wang faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The Daily Mail said a lawyer representing Wang in the case did not respond to a request for comment.
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